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1897 Columbus Senators

1897 > Class A > 1897 Western League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Tom Loftus
Represented: Columbus, OH
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1896 / 1898

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Charlie Babb# 24 3 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 3
2 Kirtley Baker 28 21 81 15 23 7 0 0 2 .284 .370 30 1 Stats for 2 teams
3 Edward Beadle? -- 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
4 Dick Buckley 38 86 309 52 101 13 2 4 7 .327 .421 130 12 Stats for 2 teams
5 Frank Butler* 36 104 418 94 143 13 3 2 27 .342 .402 168 19
6 Jack Crooks 31 131 460 87 138 20 9 4 24 .300 .409 188 13
7 Pete Daniels* 33 24 56 9 14 1 1 0 1 .250 .304 17 2
8 William Dinsmore? -- 5 12 3 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .250 3
9 Billy Earle 29 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
10 Roy Evans 23 9 22 1 6 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 6
11 Ike Fisher 26 76 274 47 66 8 5 5 5 .241 .361 99 6
12 Brownie Foreman* 21 34 84 16 24 4 1 1 1 .286 .393 33 2 Stats for 3 teams
13 Charlie Frank* 27 130 522 129 184 24 12 7 30 .352 .485 253 4
14 Frank Genins? 30 132 546 117 169 20 10 2 24 .310 .394 215 15
15 Jim Handiboe 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
16 Billy Hulen* 27 130 559 141 163 17 16 6 34 .292 .411 230 11
17 Bumpus Jones 27 32 85 11 16 2 1 1 4 .188 .271 23 1
18 Harry Keener? 25 28 85 10 20 0 2 0 1 .235 .282 24 1 Stats for 2 teams
19 John Kimball? 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
20 Oliver LeRett? -- 2 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .375 3
21 Monte McFarland 24 16 52 8 17 1 1 0 0 .327 .385 20 Stats for 2 teams
22 Chippy McGarr 34 78 299 55 96 15 4 3 14 .321 .428 128 8
23 Sam Mertes 24 134 525 155 177 14 14 7 97 .337 .457 240 29
24 Eddie O'Meara 24 14 36 9 9 1 1 0 0 .250 .333 12
25 Jiggs Parrott? 25 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1
26 George Rettger 28 42 130 19 24 3 2 0 0 .185 .238 31 1 Stats for 2 teams
27 Dick Smith? -- 9 26 6 8 2 0 0 0 .308 .385 10
28 Joe Strauss 38 51 197 33 49 8 4 2 4 .249 .360 71 4 Stats for 2 teams
29 Oscar Streit* 23 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 2
30 George Tebeau 35 135 517 99 151 23 12 5 35 .292 .412 213 25
31 Leon Wolters? -- 29 75 9 20 1 0 0 4 .267 .280 21 0 Stats for 2 teams
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Kirtley Baker 28 4 10 .286 2.83 19 13 9 136.2 165 131 43 48 32 6 4 1.559 10.9 3.2 2.1 0.67 Stats for 2 teams
2 Edward Beadle? -- 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 1 0 3 2 0 0 2.667 15.0 9.0 6.0 0.67
3 Frank Butler* 36 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 6 2 1 1 0 0 2.667 21.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
4 Pete Daniels* 33 12 3 .800 2.16 23 16 12 1 149.2 150 87 36 40 42 8 1 1.269 9.0 2.4 2.5 1.05
5 William Dinsmore* -- 1 2 .333 2.73 5 4 3 33.0 36 30 10 29 4 1 2 1.970 9.8 7.9 1.1 0.14
6 Roy Evans 23 6 0 1.000 1.50 9 7 5 48.0 45 38 8 32 19 2 1 1.604 8.4 6.0 3.6 0.59
7 Brownie Foreman* 21 11 14 .440 2.94 32 30 23 223.2 274 189 73 116 98 19 11 1.744 11.0 4.7 3.9 0.84 Stats for 3 teams
8 Jim Handiboe 30 0 1 .000 5.14 1 1 0 7.0 11 10 4 4 4 0 0 2.143 14.1 5.1 5.1 1.00
9 Bumpus Jones 27 18 10 .643 1.76 31 26 18 2 219.1 225 125 43 89 75 20 8 1.432 9.2 3.7 3.1 0.84
10 Harry Keener 25 14 8 .636 2.57 28 20 13 192.1 227 145 55 67 34 15 4 1.529 10.6 3.1 1.6 0.51 Stats for 2 teams
11 John Kimball 26 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 1 9.0 14 7 3 2 1 0 0 1.778 14.0 2.0 1.0 0.50
12 Monte McFarland 24 4 8 .333 3.43 13 10 9 97.0 131 98 37 52 20 9 3 1.887 12.2 4.8 1.9 0.38 Stats for 2 teams
13 George Rettger 28 22 9 .710 2.52 42 33 26 4 296.2 365 193 83 61 70 10 3 1.436 11.1 1.9 2.1 1.15 Stats for 2 teams
14 Dick Smith? -- 4 3 .571 3.98 9 7 5 61.0 75 67 27 29 16 3 3 1.705 11.1 4.3 2.4 0.55
15 Oscar Streit* 23 1 0 1.000 3.75 3 2 0 12.0 12 12 5 11 0 0 0 1.917 9.0 8.2 0.0 0.00
16 Leon Wolters? -- 8 9 .471 3.04 29 17 13 162.2 214 130 55 59 24 10 5 1.678 11.8 3.3 1.3 0.41 Stats for 2 teams

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Dick Buckley 84 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Ike Fisher 72 0.00

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
George Tebeau 133 0.00

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jack Crooks 131 0.00

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Chippy McGarr 78 0.00
Frank Genins 54 0.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Billy Hulen 130 0.00

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Charlie Frank 130 0.00
Sam Mertes 123 0.00
Frank Butler 104 0.00
Frank Genins 66 0.00
Joe Strauss 21 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
George Rettger 42 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Brownie Foreman 32 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
Bumpus Jones 31 0.00
Leon Wolters 29 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Harry Keener 28 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Pete Daniels 23 0.00
Kirtley Baker 19 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Monte McFarland 13 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Roy Evans 9 0.00
Dick Smith 9 0.00
William Dinsmore 5 0.00
Oscar Streit 3 0.00
Edward Beadle 1 0.00
Frank Butler 1 0.00
Jim Handiboe 1 0.00
John Kimball 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Charlie Babb 24 S R 5' 10.0" 165 Feb 20, 1873 Milwaukie, OR, US
Kirtley Baker 28 R R 5' 9.0" 160 Jun 24, 1869 Aurora, IN, US
Edward Beadle -- Unknown
Dick Buckley 38 R R 5' 10.0" 195 Sep 21, 1858 Troy, NY, US
Frank Butler 36 L L 5' 7.0" 155 Jul 18, 1860 Savannah, GA, US
Jack Crooks 31 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Nov 9, 1865 St. Paul, MN, US
Pete Daniels 33 L L 5' 8.0" 160 Apr 8, 1864 County Cavan, IE
William Dinsmore -- L Unknown Belle Vernon, PA, US
Billy Earle 29 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Nov 10, 1867 Philadelphia, PA, US
Roy Evans 23 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Mar 19, 1874 Knoxville, TN, US
Ike Fisher 26 R R 5' 9.0" 171 Jun 28, 1871 Nashville, TN, US
Brownie Foreman 21 L L 5' 8.0" 150 Aug 6, 1875 Baltimore, MD, US
Charlie Frank 27 L L 5' 10.0" 170 May 30, 1870 Mobile, AL, US
Frank Genins 30 R Nov 2, 1866 St. Louis, MO, US
Jim Handiboe 30 R R 5' 11.0" 160 Jul 17, 1866 Columbus, OH, US 1897-04-24 1897-04-24
Billy Hulen 27 L L 5' 8.0" 148 Mar 12, 1870 Dixon, CA, US
Bumpus Jones 27 R R Jan 1, 1870 Cedarville, OH, US
Harry Keener 25 R 5' 10.0" 185 Aug, 1871 Easton, PA, US
John Kimball 26 R 5' 11.0" 178 1871 Millville, NJ, US
Oliver LeRett -- 5' 8.0" 168 Unknown
Monte McFarland 24 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Nov 7, 1872 White Hall, IL, US
Chippy McGarr 34 R R 5' 9.0" 168 May 10, 1863 Worcester, MA, US
Sam Mertes 24 R R 5' 10.0" 185 Aug 6, 1872 San Francisco, CA, US
Eddie O'Meara 24 R Dec 12, 1872 Chicago, IL, US
Jiggs Parrott 25 5' 11.0" 160 Jul 14, 1871 Portland, OR, US
George Rettger 28 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Jul 29, 1868 Cleveland, OH, US
Dick Smith -- Unknown Ironton, OH, US
Joe Strauss 38 R R 5' 9.0" 175 Nov 16, 1858 Cincinnati, OH, US
Oscar Streit 23 L L 6' 5.0" 190 Jul 7, 1873 Florence, AL, US
George Tebeau 35 R R 5' 9.0" 175 Dec 26, 1861 St. Louis, MO, US
Leon Wolters -- Unknown

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